On 7/8/07, Alexander E. Patrakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > starting from r1950, it is possible to store the LiveCD image on a partition > (maybe even on a flash drive - but it is untested) as a file, and boot this > file as a real CD. To do so, just extract the following files from the CD: > > boot/isolinux/linux (or linux64) > boot/isolinux/initramfs_data.cpio.gz > > Copy them to your hard disk into the /boot/lfs directory. Copy the LiveCD > image anywhere else. Let's assume it is > /root/lfslivecd-x86-6.3-pre2-r1950.iso, and the root partition is /dev/hda2. > Then, add the following to the GRUB configuration: > > title LFS LiveCD > kernel /boot/lfs/linux > root=iso:/dev/hda2:/root/lfslivecd-x86-6.3-pre2-r1950.iso rw > initrd /boot/lfs/initramfs_data.cpio.gz > > That's all! > > The r1950 CD is currently being built on ums.usu.ru, I will post a download > link when it is ready. Feel free to race with me if you have a faster CPU. > > -- > Alexander E. Patrakov > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/livecd > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > I tried using the r1952 cd for booting but its giving a message "Unrecognised string device". I have a SATA hard disk and so I changed /dev/hda to /dev/sda1... Thats the only change I have made.
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